Reflectors for concentrating solar collectors are assembled quickly and inexpensively by method that employs precontoured supports, plastic film, and adhesive to form a segmented glass mirror. New method is self-focusing, and does not require skilled labor at any stage. Contoured ribs support film and mirror segments of reflector. Nine mirror segments are bonded to sheet. Combined mirror surface closely approximates a spherical surface with a radius of curvature of 36 inches (0.91 m).
Easily Assembled Reflector for Solar Concentrators
NASA Tech Briefs ; 6 , 2
1982-11-01
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Durability of solar reflector materials for secondary concentrators used in CSP systems
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NTRS | 1984
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